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Dec 20, 2015

WIWTW #26

But first...

Some News (That I Actually Care About)

Disney is protecting itself by investing in YOUR childhood. Or at least that's what's being said in this article: @The Economist

Box office report: You'll probably need to think long and hard in order to guess what movie came out on top at the box office this weekend. Well, only if you weren't aware that a new Star Wars movie came out somehow. So how much did Star Wars: The Force Awakens earn? A cool $238 million is all. While that's a bit lower than some of the projections that were out there, Disney and J.J. Abrams managed to beat Jurassic World's opening weekend of $208.8 pretty handily. Globally, we're talking $517 million which is actually lower than the $525 JW managed. That's without China though which will have to wait until January before being able to see Kylo Ren and the gang. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip and Sisters also opened this weekend to the tune of $14.4 million and $13.4 million respectively which honestly isn't that bad going up against that Star Wars juggernaut.

Star Wars is everywhere, so it only makes sense that the presidency gets involved too. @ComicBook

Not too sure what the future holds for Studio Ghibli, but they have a new movie that will be coming out in Japan next September. Definitely a little weird seeing two Euros handling directing and writing duties though. @Rebooti

What's the most mistake-filled movie of the year? That "honour" goes to Furious 7 with a total of 41 goofs. You can see the rest of the list here: @NME

December 13th

What is it: An older Hallmark Christmas film starring singer/songwriter John DenverWhat's good: Nostalgic, earnest, heartfelt and boasts a pretty good castWhat's bad: Definitely quite cheesy, but tastefully so

December 14th

What is it: All I can really say about this mess is that it's an ION Christmas filmWhat's good: It's a great test of one's patienceWhat's bad: Poor direction and acting, devoid of any humour that works, cookie cutter characters, etc...

December 15th

What is it: Another ION Christmas movie What's good: Story deserves a half point for originality, is touching very deep down at its coreWhat's bad: Heavily layered in dramatic and comedic fluff, uninteresting main characters, punchworthy kid

December 16th

What is it: Technically the second ever Christmas special of all timeWhat's good: Mr. Magoo makes for a great Scrooge, charming songs, classic story as alwaysWhat's bad: Not too sure why it changes the order of the ghosts

What is it: A Lacey Chabert Hallmark movie that's light on Christmas and heavy on the cheeseWhat's good: /What's bad: Every struggle and success is blown way out of proportion, schmaltzy until it hurts

December 17th

What is it: Yet another Lacey Chabert Hallmark movie featuring small town Christmas spirit What's good: Shows more restraint in regards to romantic development than most Hallmark movies doWhat's bad: Stretches believably a little too thin, Santa character is more akin to a stalker than a jolly old man

December 18th

Rating: 8/10What is it: A classic Rankin/Bass Christmas specialWhat's good: Charming stop-motion animation, all-star voice cast, great songsWhat's bad: Fair to say that the song "Be Prepared to Pay" was written during a more innocent time